Henry Norberto Valdés Marín, also know as “El Pollo” and Mauricio Alberto González, alias “El Ronco”, were captured by Spanish police on Sunday night at different addresses in the Valencia region after information was given to them by the Colombian counterparts.

“These are the most dangerous Colombian citizens to have been detained in Spain up until now due to their history and the variety of criminal activities that they were involved with,” The Spanish Interior Ministry said, according to the Montreal Gazette.

Both men were also wanted on charges of drug trafficking and illegal weapons possession. They face extradition to Colombia.

González Sepúlveda allegedly lead part of the now-defunct Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC) and has ties to Colombia’s Envigado drug cartel. He had skin grafted to his finger tips to disguise his identity.

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Molly O’Toole shares some images from her recent 852-mile, 72-hour trip across the Southwest border, from San Diego, California to Arizona and back in this photo essay.

The extradition of key Colombian paramilitary leaders to the United States is disrupting a historic amnesty program intended to demobilize units and deliver basic information, such as the location of bodies, to victims’ relatives. ProPublica explains in this investigative report.

Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, lead author of the controversial immigration bill SB 1070, sat down with Molly O’Toole to discuss illegal immigration and elections. Here’s what he had to say.

Headlines from the Western Hemisphere

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass) pitched a bill on Tuesday that would require federal authorities to take a more “humane” approach when enforcing immigration laws, called the “Families First Immigration Enforcement Act of 2010.”

Bolivia saw some of the region’s strongest economic growth last year thanks to its socially progressive economic model that bucks traditional capitalism and the neoliberal policies that have ruled the nation for decades, Bolivian Minister of Economy and Public Finance Luis Alberto Arce said Tuesday.